John Adams (Book, 2002) [Texas Group Catalog]
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John Adams

John Adams

Author: David G McCullough
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2002] ©2002
Edition/Format:   Print book : Biography : English : 1st Touchstone edView all editions and formats
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In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second President of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was learned beyond all but a few and regarded  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biography
Biographies
Named Person: John Adams; John Adams
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: David G McCullough
ISBN: 0743223136 9780743223133
OCLC Number: 50607870
Notes: "A Touchstone book."
Awards: Pulitzer Prize, Biography, 2002.
Description: 751 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Contents: In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second President of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was learned beyond all but a few and regarded by some as "out of his senses"; and whose marriage to the wise and valiant Abigail Adams is one of the moving love stories in American history. This is history on a grand scale --
a book about politics and war and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship, and betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Above all, John Adams is an enthralling, often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.
Responsibility: David McCullough.

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A biography of the extraordinary man who became the second president of the United States, this book traces John Adams' adventurous life and spirited rivalry with Thomas Jefferson, and encompasses  Read more...
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